On Thu, Jul 15, 2021, 1:47 PM Karl Semich <[1]0xloem@gmail.com> wrote:

   On Thu, Jul 15, 2021, 1:07 PM David Barrett <[2]dbarrett@expensify.com>
   wrote:

   On Thu, Jul 15, 2021 at 9:38 AM Karl Semich <[3]0xloem@gmail.com>
   wrote:

   The vaccines you hear about are being made by the people who are
   already richest from selling vaccines.  Obviously.

   We also buy cars from people who are rich selling cars, and bananas
   from people who are rich selling bananas.  Obviously if you
   successfully produce a product that works and is in high global demand,
   you get rich.  But "selling a product that works" is hardly a sin...
   right?

   You got it!
   But why care if it works?

   Here.
   effectiveness = success * profit
   Let's replace profit with something else.
   effectiveness = success * having_lobbyists
   Consider the effectiveness of tobacco.  Tobacco is successful in giving
   people relaxation, a cognitive boost, a thing to do with friends.
   Exercise is also successful at these things.
   But tobacco has more lobbyists than exercise.

References

   1. mailto:0xloem@gmail.com
   2. mailto:dbarrett@expensify.com
   3. mailto:0xloem@gmail.com